Altus, OK

Census Place

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US Senator
N/AJames Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
N/AMarkwayne Mullin
Republican Party

About

In N/A, Altus, OK had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Altus, OK N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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N/A of the households in Altus, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Western Oklahoma State College (247 degrees awarded in 2023) and Southwest Technology Center (170 degrees).

United StatesOklahomaJackson County, OKAltus, OKSouthwest Oklahoma Counties--Altus, Weatherford, Elk City, Clinton & Anadarko Cities PUMA, OK

Economy

The economy of Altus, OK employs N/A people. In N/A, the largest industries in Altus, OK were N/A, and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

Occupations

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Altus, OK are White (239 and 57.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (82 and 19.7%), Two or More Races (49 and 11.8%), and Black or African American (23 and 5.52%).

Completions

Universities

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Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Western Oklahoma State College
    247 degrees awarded
  2. Southwest Technology Center
    170 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Oklahoma State College with 247 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

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In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 239 degrees mean that there were 2.91 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 82 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

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Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Altus, OK colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Altus, OK across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (83.5%)
  2. Carpooled (7.21%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.46%)

In 2023, 83.5% of workers in Altus, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.21%) and those who worked at home (4.46%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

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Using averages, employees in Altus, OK have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Altus, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Altus, OK is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

84.6% of the population of Altus, OK has health coverage, with 33% on employee plans, 17% on Medicaid, 7.2% on Medicare, 19% on non-group plans, and 8.39% on military or VA plans.

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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Uninsured People

15.4%
Uninsured
33%
Employer Coverage
17%
Medicaid
7.2%
Medicare
19%
Non-Group
8.39%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Altus, OK grew by 2.54% from 15% to 15.4%.

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